An Introduction to Film

something staged for the cameras, the sound—
along with the visual design, mise-en-scène, acting,
and direction, of course—plays a major role in
depicting a crucial turning point in the narrative.

Questions for Review

1. What is sound design? What are the responsi-
   bilities of the sound designer?


2. Distinguish among recording, rerecording,
   editing, and mixing.


3. What is the difference between diegetic and
   nondiegetic sources of sound?


4. What are the differences between sounds
   that are internal and external? on-screen and
   offscreen?


5. Is a movie limited to a certain number of
   sound tracks?


6. How do ambient sounds differ from sound
   effects? How are Foley sounds different from
   sound effects?


7. Can the music in a movie be both diegetic and
   nondiegetic? Explain.


8. How does sound call our attention to both
   the spatial and temporal dimensions of a
   scene?


9. Cite an example of sound that is faithful to its
   source and an example that is not.


10. What is a sound bridge? What are its
    functions?

Movies Described or Illustrated in This Chapter

Accatone(1961). Pier Paolo Pasolini, director.

Aguirre: The Wrath of God(1972). Werner Herzog,

director.

Alexander Nevsky(1938). Sergei Eisenstein, director.

Alien(1979). Ridley Scott, director.

American Beauty(1999). Sam Mendes, director.

Apocalypse Now (1979). Francis Ford Coppola,

director.

Applause(1929). Rouben Mamoulian, director.

The Assassination of the Duke de Guise(1908). André

Calmettes and Charles Le Bargy, directors.

Badlands(1973). Terrence Malick, director.

Ballast(2008). Lance Hammer, director.

Barry Lyndon(1975). Stanley Kubrick, director.

The Birds(1963). Alfred Hitchcock, director.

Black Hawk Down(2001). Ridley Scott, director.

The Bourne Supremacy (2004). Paul Greengrass,

director.

Bride of Frankenstein(1935). James Whale, director.

Le Cercle Rouge(1970). Jean-Pierre Melville, director.

Citizen Kane(1941). Orson Welles, director.

A Clockwork Orange(1971). Stanley Kubrick, director.

Cold Mountain(2003). Anthony Minghella, director.

The Crying Game(1992), Neil Jordan, director.

Delicatessen(1991). Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc

Caro, directors.

DVD This chapter’s tutorial discusses the

sound editing in Andrew Lund’s short film

Snapshot.

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